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vegan heart shaped kimchi rice balls, gluten free recipe

Heart Shaped Kimchi Rice Balls (vegan, gluten free)

Justine Colbert
Delicious heart shaped kimchi rice balls made with only 6 vegan and gluten free ingredients!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Korean
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup kimchi I used Mother In Laws Kimchi brand
  • 1 tsp gochujang
  • 2 1/2 cups white sushi rice, cooked
  • 1/2 tsp coconut sugar
  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos
  • 1 tsp furikake Eden sesame and seaweed seasoning

Instructions
 

How to Cook Sushi Rice

  • Add 1 cup white sushi rice to a bowl and cover with water, mix and rinse out the cloudy liquid. Repeat until liquid is translucent.
  • Then add in 1 1/2 cups of water to the rice and let it soak for 30 minutes.
  • Then transfer the rice and soaking liquid to a pot, cover with tight fitting lid and bring to a boil. Then reduce to a simmer for 20 minutes, leaving the lid on.
  • Once cooked, turn off the heat and let it sit for an additional 10 minutes before using a spoon to fluff the rice. Allow rice to cool completely.
  • Add kimchi to a food processor and process into smaller pieces.
  • Place kimchi into pan and cook the liquid off for about 3-5 minutes on low-medium heat.
  • Into a small bowl, mix together gochujang, coconut aminos, coconut sugar and mix together.
  • Add this mixture to the kimchi, along with the cooked rice and furikake. Mix together until well combined.
  • Wet your hands with water, then shape about 1/3-1/2 cup of the rice mixture into hearts (or balls if you don't have hearts)
  • Enjoy as is or bake them by preheating oven to 400F.
  • Spray with the rice balls (hearts) with avocado oil and place onto a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 25 minutes.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

If making this recipe ahead of time and you plan to bake them, I recommend baking  right before eating them so they are warm but they are still good as a cold food to bring to work or school etc.
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